Saturday, May 14, 2016

Strange Food in America

have you ever wondered what do people eat in America aside from mac&cheese or hamburger? I found out that there are lots of weird and strange food I didn't hear or seen before and that's what we are going to talk about, but the question is; Do you dare to eat this food?


1-  chicken and waffle

Chicken and Waffles

who thought you could eat those together? waffle is for chocolate, everyone knows that.


2- Deep Fried Butter

Deep-Fried Butter

I barely cook with it why would I eat it fried?


3-  Sweet potato and marshmallow

Sweet Potato and Marshmallow















Sweet potato and marshmallow, Why, America?


4- The doughnut burger

The Doughnut Burger

Burgers are eaten with bread not Donuts!!!



5- The KFC double down sandwich


 The KFC Double Down Sandwich


Okay, This is too much oil to consume.




The conclusion of this post is, if you want to get fat then go to America.


Live blogging

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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Mexican Food!!

Mexican cuisine is very popular worldwide, especially in United states. Mexican food is mainly made of Spanish elements so their foods are very alike. what makes Mexican food special, is the use of red ,green chili and tortilla.
let's see our list for the most popular Mexican food:

1-  Chicken or steak fajitas
Who doesn't know fajitas? it's like the Mexican shawarma, it is made of strips of beef and chicken wrapped in tortillas



2- Corn and Black Bean Quesadillas
 it is made of black beans, salsa, mayonnaise and of course tortillas.



3- Chicken or beef Enchiladas
you can make it with beef or chicken, and also is made with tortilla, cheese and salsa.





4- Tortilla chips

Tortilla can be made with everything, you can make them chips also, just cut the tortillas like doritos and fry them then season them with garlic and chili powder.






5- Mexican red rice
it is stirred rice with chicken broth, tomatoes and salsa.







 

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Most Popular Chinese Dishes.

Asia is the best place to attract the attention of the tourists, because of the ancient monuments , culture, and temples. Not only, their culture is different and new, but also, their food.
the Asian food is different and has a new style to us, but it contains rich elements can be healthy to our body.

in this post, we will find out what Chinese people eat and what is their most popular food?


let's start with the most popular dish known worldwide which is:

1- Sweet and sour Chicken/ Pork

sweet and sour chicken has a bright orange color and a taste of sweet and sour, it can be made with chicken or pork, it is served with rice or noodles.





2- Spring Rolls

Spring rolls are filled with vegetables or meat, then they are rolled by spring rolls wrap and then they are fried until golden.






3- Dumplings

Dumplings is made of meat and vegetables and wrapped into a dough, Dumplings are very popular in China and in Asia in general.







4- Fried rice and fried noodles

rice is cooked usually plain white and it is usually steamed. but sometimes chinese throw the leftover rice into a wok and stir it with oil, garlic and some spicy food. and it can be rice or noodles.








5- Chow Mein

Chow Mein is the most famous Chinese dish, where Chow mein means " fried noodles", it contains chicken or meat and lots lots of vegetables.







Saturday, April 16, 2016

French cuisine!

Paris, the city of love and romance, the city of beauty and elegance, but it is also famous for its delicious FOOD!
even though french people are skinny and have the perfect body but that doesn't mean they don't have a fantastic cuisine.

Let's see our list of the yummy french food:

1- French onion soup

This is a traditional soup made of onions and beef stock,served with bread and cheese on top.The incredible taste of the soup is because of the caramelisation of the onions.




2- Boeuf bourguignon

This is a traditional French meal a stew made of beef, beef broth ,garlic, onions, herbs and mushrooms.









3- Flamiche

It is a pie crust filled with cheese and vegetables. there is also a pizza-like version of the Flamiche which is without the top crust of the pie.






4- Confit de canard

It is a tasty French meal made of duck legs. The preparation of the meat may take up to 36 hours! is mixed with salt, garlic and thyme. It is generally fried or grilled and served with roasted potatoes.




5-  Ratatouille
Ratatouille can be served as a side dish, as a meal or as a stuffing for other dis, it consists of tomatoes, garlic, onions, zucchini, eggplant, carrots, bell peppers, basil,thyme and other green herbs.








If you ever consider going to Paris, you must try these dishes and you won't regret it.
Au revoir!




Tuesday, April 12, 2016

7 Dishes You Must Try In Italy!

who doesn't love Italy? the city that is famous with pizza and pasta, where everybody all around the world comes just to taste the Gelato!
But, Italy is just not about pizza and pasta, it's famous for other delicious dishes as well.
so, let's see our 10 dishes YOU must try in Italy.


1- Carprese salad with pesto sauce

it's a great plate to start your meal with only three ingredients; tomatoes, mozzarella 





2- Panzenella

This dish consists of two unchangeable ingredients; tomatoes but this time with Tuscan bread, This salad is ideal for summer!


3- Bruschetta 

This italian starter is very delicious, it consists of bread and has different toppings like tomatoes and basil.



4- Focaccia Bread

This dough is topped with many different toppings like herbs, olive oil, salt and lots of love!




5- Mushroom risotto

This buttery and creamy risotto topped with mushrooms is so good you don't want to miss.




6- Pasta con pomodoro e basilico

This is one of the basic plates of Italian cuisine and the most popular one.




 7-  Pizza Margherita 

Who doesn't love and eat pizza?




Those were the most delicious dishes that you need to try when you go to Italy, believe me you won't regret it.

Thursday, March 17, 2016

10 Mouth-Watering Middle Eastern dishes

Last post we've talked about Top Middle Eastern Mezze, but in Today's post I'm going to introduce the Top 10 Middle eastern Main dishes.
I got dishes from Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon and Palestine and many other Middle Eastern countries to get  you to know these cultures more and more. 
I did not talk about North Africa and especially Egypt because we all are familiar with this kind of foods and we eat it everyday, but when you get to know new recipes from other cultures you will eat different food and you'll get out of your daily routine.
 
So Let's see our Top 10

1- "Mansaf" is a traditional Jordanian and Palestinian dish:  It is served on a large platter with a layer of Flatbread topped with rice and then meat. 




2-  "Muskhan" Is also  a traditional Palestinian and Jordanian dish: it is composed of sumac chicken and sautéed onion and served with roasted pined nuts.

















3-  " Kafta" is definitely a popular dish that is eaten all over the world, it is made in all the Middle Eastern countries.
















4- "Kebab" it is a dish consisting of small cubes of meat  threaded on a skewer with vegetables and it is grilled and is eaten with bread

















5- Shish Tawook or Tavook like it is spelled in Turkish,  and Shish or Şiş come from old Turkish  and it means skewer. it is grilled chicken and usually eaten in a  sandwich or on platter with French fries or vegetables but in Turkey it is usually served with rice.












6-  "Shawarma", who doesn't LOVE shawarma? it is either chicken or beef but both taste like heaven

















 7- "Dawood Basha", it is a Syrian dish, it consists of  Small meat balls and onion slices are fried then cooked in tomato sauce.


 










 8- " Makloubeh ", the dish includes meat, rice, and fried vegetables placed in a pot, which is then flipped upside down when served, and " Makloubeh" which it translates literally as "upside-down"





















 

9-"Kibbeh bi Laban", it is a dish that consists of kibbeh like the normal Kibbeh that we eat but it is put in yogurt and it is usually eaten in summer because it makes you fresh!















10- The final dish we have is " Makdous", it may not be that popular but very delicious, it consists of tiny eggplants stuffed with walnuts, garlic and olive oil.

















Those were The Top 10 of Middle Eastern dishes, which one of these dishes you like the most and have you ever tried it? leave a comment and let me know.